Since 2010, the National Park Service has seen staffing levels plummet even as visitation climbed. Further cuts could hamper ...

Increased concerns at the forefront for search and rescue teams after mass layoffs of forest and park rangers.

The permanent staff cuts could leave parks understaffed and facing tough decisions about operating hours, public safety, and ...

The Trump administration has fired thousands of U.S. National Parks and Forest Service workers as part of its sweeping effort ...

Washington state is home to three national parks that rely on seasonal workers in the summer when there are hundreds of ...

While thousands of seasonal staff are expected to be hired, the loss of other employees could make your next national park ...

Visitors to Colorado’s national parks this summer could find dirty bathrooms and closures at visitor centers and campgrounds ...

The hiring freeze exemption comes after congressional Democrats and conservation groups warned that national parks could be ...

One of former Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz’s last acts was to birth a new strategic plan to guide the Department ...

One-thousand National Park Service staff were being fired Friday as part of the Trump administration's move to reduce the ...

The two decisions underscore the confusing — and at times contradictory — nature of the new administration’s efforts to ...